Govt floats ad for new Sebi chief

Govt floats ad for new Sebi chief

The Union government has initiated the selection process for the new chief of market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). The finance ministry has put out an advertisement on its website inviting applications for the post. T

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Oil and gas sector seeks tax holiday

Oil and gas sector seeks tax holiday

The oil and gas sector has a long list of demands from the maiden Budget of the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance government. Oil and gas players’ wish list includes incentivising exploration and production (E&P) investments th

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Changes to LS Bill on GST to reduce cascading effect of 1% added tax

Changes to LS Bill on GST to reduce cascading effect of 1% added tax

The government on Tuesday moved in the Rajya Sabha a Bill with all the changes, suggested by a select panel of the Upper House, in the constitution amendment Bill passed by the Lok Sabha. The changes came out with a mechanism to reduce the cascading

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Goa resumes iron ore production after 3 years

Goa resumes iron ore production after 3 years

Goa resumed production of iron ore on Monday after nearly three years and could hit its court-set annual limit of 20 million tonnes this fiscal year itself, its mines director told Reuters. Vedanta, country's largest private miner, led the res

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